Bert Remsen
Date of birth: 1925-02-25
Place of birth: Glen Cove, Long Island, New York, USA
Known for: Acting
Also known as: Bert Ramsen, Herbert Birchell "Bert" Remsen, Herbert Birchell Remsen
Biography
Bert Remsen (February 25, 1925 – April 22, 1999) was an American actor. Born in Glen Cove, New York, on Long Island, he played character roles in numerous films directed by Robert Altman, including: Brewster McCloud (1970), McCabe & Mrs. Miller (1971), Thieves Like Us (1974), California Split (1974), Nashville (1975), Buffalo Bill and the Indians, or Sitting Bull's History Lesson (1976), A Wedding (1978), "Dallas" as Harrison 'Dandy' Dandridge (1987) and Daddy's Dyin'...Who's Got the Will? (1990). After suffering an injury on the set of a television show, Remsen had moved away from acting. He was hired as the casting director on Brewster McCloud when Altman talked him into taking a role in the film. He was briefly married to Little House on the Prairie actress Katherine MacGregor. Description above from the Wikipedia article Bert Remsen, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Movie Credits
Nashville
1975-06-11
The intersecting stories of twenty-four characters—from country star to wannabe to reporter to waitr
Joni
1979-06-01
Based on Joni Eareckson's autobiography. She becomes paralyzed after breaking her neck in a swimming
The Player
1992-05-08
A Hollywood studio executive is being sent death threats by a writer whose script he rejected - but
Fuzz
1972-07-14
Police in Boston search for a mad bomber trying to extort money from the city.
Daddy's Dyin'... Who's Got the Will?
1990-05-04
Bickering siblings are reunited at their Texas home as their father lies on his deathbed.
Code of Silence
1985-05-03
A Chicago cop is caught in the middle of a gang war while his own comrades shun him because he wants
Sweet Hostage
1975-10-10
An escaped mental patient kidnaps an illiterate teenage farm girl and takes her to his mountain hide
Dead Ringer
1964-01-29
The working class twin sister of a callous wealthy woman impulsively murders her out of revenge and
TerrorVision
1986-02-14
Stanley Putterman installs a state-of-the-art satellite dish in his backyard, soon unleashing a stra
Thieves Like Us
1974-02-11
Three criminals escape from prison and embark on a robbery spree across USA. Along the way, one of t
Borderline
1980-12-19
Jeb Maynard is a patrolman guarding the U.S.-Mexican border, whose partner and buddy Scooter has jus
Carny
1980-05-23
Tired of being a small-town waitress, Donna departs with the latest carnival show, living with enter
California Split
1974-08-07
Carefree single guy Charlie Waters rooms with two lovely prostitutes, Barbara Miller and Susan Peter
Night Walk
1989-10-01
A woman witnesses a murder, reports the crime and become a target for the murderer.
Maverick
1994-05-20
Bret Maverick is a gambler who would rather con someone than fight them, and needs an additional $3k
Joshua Tree
1993-04-08
A Los Angeles police detective tracks a fugitive who heads for the desert with a deputy sheriff as h
Eye of the Tiger
1986-07-07
Buck is a Vietnam vet, recently released from prison. He returns home to discover the town being te
Evil Spirits
1991-10-03
A dark comedy thriller that manages to skillfully blend humor and mystery into one incredible film f
McCabe & Mrs. Miller
1971-06-24
A gambler and a prostitute become thriving business partners in a remote Old West mining town until
Remote Control
1988-04-07
A video store clerk stumbles onto an alien plot to take over earth by brainwashing people with a bad
Sundown: The Vampire in Retreat
1991-11-02
Reclusive vampires lounge in a lonely American town. They wear sunscreen to protect themselves. A de
The Strawberry Statement
1970-08-28
A college student joins a group of revolutionaries to meet girls but ends up committed to their goal
Lookin' to Get Out
1982-10-08
Two gamblers must leave New York City after one loses a lot of money. Doing what all gamblers in tro
Maid for Each Other
1992-01-13
In this hilarious crime caper, a rich woman and her maid happened to be at the wrong place at the wr
Uncle Joe Shannon
1978-01-01
A trumpet player, self-destructive after the death of his wife and child in a fire, befriends a crip
There Was a Little Boy
1993-05-16
Julie and Gregg are about to become parents again, but they feel conflicted since their first child
Road Ends
1997-10-05
Real estate agent Maceda (Chris Sarandon) once testified against drug trafficker Orosco (Miguel Naje
Tarantulas: The Deadly Cargo
1981-11-17
An airplane carring coffee beans from South America has some unpleasant stowaways: a hoard of tarant
Independence Day
1983-01-21
Mary Ann Taylor loves the comforts of her hometown in Mercury, Texas. She has a steady job as a wait
Conspiracy Theory
1997-08-08
A man obsessed with conspiracy theories becomes a target after one of his theories turns out to be t
Visions of Christmas Past
1979-12-28
A 95-minute TV movie spin-off from the short-lived TV series Shirley (1979), starring Shirley Jones.
Miss Firecracker
1989-04-28
Carnelle Scott is a restless Mississippi girl looking for a life change. She decides to enter a beau
The Bodyguard
1992-11-25
A former Secret Service agent grudgingly takes an assignment to protect a pop idol who's threatened
The Doomsday Flight
1966-12-13
A bomb on board an airliner has an altitude-sensitive trigger. Unless a ransom is paid, it will expl
Curfew
1989-04-25
Two brothers whose grisly killing spree has landed them on death row plot a daring escape, breaking
Forces of Nature
1999-03-12
Ben Holmes, a professional book-jacket blurbologist, is trying to get to Savannah for his wedding. H
Kid Galahad
1962-11-29
After completing his military service, Walter Gulick takes a job as a sparring partner at a gym, the
Baby Blue Marine
1976-05-05
A would-be Marine fails basic training, and is sent home wearing the "baby blue" fatigues of a washo
Vietnam Texas
1990-03-09
A priest (Robert Ginty) learns that he fathered a child during his tour of duty in Vietnam and that
Jack the Bear
1993-04-02
Story of the relationships between two sons and their father, who moves the family to California and
Payback
1991-07-18
An escaped con goes after a drug-dealing killer.
I Married a Centerfold
1984-09-21
Tenacious young engineer flips over the centerfold model he spots on television and embarks on a rom
Lies
1983-06-01
Struggling actress accepts high paying job to play a rich heiress committed in a lunatic asylum, not
Policewoman Centerfold
1983-10-17
A policewoman loses her job after she poses naked for an erotic magazine. Based on a true story.
Buffalo Bill and the Indians, or Sitting Bull's History Lesson
1976-06-24
Buffalo Bill plans to put on his own Wild West sideshow, and Chief Sitting Bull has agreed to appear
Crime of the Century
1996-09-14
In 1932, the nation was shocked when the 14-month-old son of Charles Lindbergh was kidnapped, held f
Destination Space
1959-01-01
Two astronauts are in charge of a giant space station. During an attempted rocket launch, a meteor s
The Sky is Falling
2001-06-07
A young woman, struggling to become a novelist, has her life go into a tailspin. Her first novel is
Secret Sins of the Father
1994-01-09
Louis (Lloyd Bridges) is a farmer in small-town Nebraska. All seems well in his quiet life until the
Crazy Times
1981-04-10
Follows the exploits of three teenage friends sharing the good times back at Rockaway Beach, Queens,
Flesh & Blood
1979-10-14
A young street-tough-turned-boxer struggles to reach the top while finding his romance with an attra
Tess of the Storm Country
1960-12-08
Fourth reworking of the classic Grace Miller White novel, this time updated to the 60s, with young S
Generation
1985-05-24
Futuristic prospective series pilot, a distant cousin the 1975 theatrical violent sport movie "Rolle
P.K. and the Kid
1987-01-06
P.K. runs away from home because her step-father keeps on harassing her sexually and her mother is i
Peacemaker
1990-05-14
Two aliens arrive on Earth trying to kill each other. This is not easy, since they seem to be able t
Dillinger and Capone
1995-06-20
In 1934, J. Edgar Hoover and the boys made headlines for mowing down John Dillinger in a hail of bul
Humanoids from the Deep
1996-09-14
A secret government experiment turns nightmarish when genetically altered fish, bred as amphibious w
Memorial Day
1983-11-23
An attorney finds himself at the center of a surprise reunion with the veterans of his platoon from
The Sting II
1983-02-18
Hooker and Gondorf pull a con on Macalinski, an especially nasty mob boss with the help of Veronica,
Places in the Heart
1984-09-11
In 1935 rural Texas, recently widowed Edna Spaulding struggles to survive with two small children, a
Open Fire
1994-12-11
Mercenaries leads from Kruger seize an entire city, and one man sets out to stop them.
Inside Moves
1980-12-19
After a failed suicide attempt leaves him partially crippled, Rory begins spending a lot of time at
Brewster McCloud
1971-08-18
Brewster is an owlish, intellectual boy who lives in a fallout shelter of the Houston Astrodome. He
The Death Squad
1974-01-08
When petty criminals start turning up murdered, a detective discovers they are being killed by a gro
Who Is Julia?
1986-10-26
A strikingly beautiful and wealthy woman is hit by a truck and is all smashed up and nearly killed.
Only the Lonely
1991-05-24
Danny Muldoon, a Chicago policeman, still lives with his overbearing mother Rose. He meets and falls
Moon Pilot
1962-04-05
An Air Force captain inadvertently volunteers to make the first manned flight around the moon. He im
Jezebel's Kiss
1990-11-14
A young woman comes to a small town and starts to take vengeance through seduction and manipulation
South of Reno
1988-04-22
In a drab desert town, some 200 miles south of Reno, an indecisive man with an unfaithful wife dream
Tai-Pan
1986-11-07
The film begins following the British victory of the first Opium War and the seizure of Hong Kong. A
Bloodfist VI: Ground Zero
1995-01-31
Terrorists take over a nuclear weapons launch site, but don't count on a humble military courier, wh
Burning Rage
1984-09-21
While coal fires burn beneath a depressed mining town a greedy businessman stops at nothing to buy u
A Wedding
1978-08-29
Muffin's wedding to Dino Corelli is to be a big affair. Except the ageing priest isn't too sure of t
Dick Tracy
1990-04-05
The comic strip detective finds his life vastly complicated when Breathless Mahoney makes advances t
Hugo Pool
1997-12-12
Hugo Pool is a quirky tale of a Los Angeles pool cleaner who falls in love with a young man dying of
The Lollipop Cover
1965-11-01
After learning of his sister's suicide, Nick, a small-time boxer, decides to pay a visit to his sist
Ladykiller
1992-09-19
Mimi Rogers portrays a burned out cop who is transfered to the forensics staff as an evidence photog
Hobson's Choice
1983-12-21
Daughter of the owner of a shoe store rebels against her father by marrying one of his employees.
Fast Break
1979-03-02
David Greene is a New York basketball enthusiast, who wants to coach. He is then offered the coachin
M.A.D.D.: Mothers Against Drunk Drivers
1983-03-13
A mother relentlessly tries to spearhead a movement for national anti-drunk driver legislation after
Stand Alone
1985-09-01
A World War II vet is pushed to the limit when gang members and drug dealers take over his neighborh
Pork Chop Hill
1959-05-29
Korean War, April 1953. Lieutenant Clemons, leader of the King company of the United States Infantry
Harry and Walter Go to New York
1976-06-17
Two hopelessly out of their class con-men attempt to pull off the largest bank heist of the 19th cen
Victims
1982-01-11
A serial rapist gets acquitted of his crimes due to a police mishandling of the investigation. His v
Second-Hand Hearts
1981-05-08
A boozy drifter tries to get to know the widow he married while on a bender.
Love for Rent
1979-11-11
Two small-town sisters go to Hollywood and find themselves seduced by the glamor of the big time and
A Walk in the Park
1999-01-01
A stand-up comic and commodities broker, failing in both professions, signs on as the chauffeur for
Brinks: The Great Robbery
1976-03-26
In this telling of the infamous 1950 robbery, James McNally is portrayed as the one gang member who
Three for the Road
1987-04-10
A crafty political aide and his soft-spoken pal are assigned the job of delivering a senator's out-o
If Tomorrow Comes
1971-12-07
In California, a young Caucasian girl and a Japanese-American boy defy local prejudices and secretly
Bang the Drum Slowly
1956-09-26
A pitcher of a major-league baseball team finds out that his teammate and pal is desperately trying
Lansky
1999-02-27
Organized crime boss Meyer Lansky remembers his life as he is moving about the world looking for som
Jezebel's Kiss
1990-11-14
A young woman comes to a small town and starts to take vengeance through seduction and manipulation
Wild Card
1992-08-03
Thriller about a former preacher, now a professional gambler, who heads down New Mexico way to visit
White Man's Burden
1995-12-01
The story takes place in alternative America where the blacks are members of social elite, and white